[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 97 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5565-S5566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MR. AND MRS. JOHN VICK

 Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I wish today to recognize Mr. and 
Mrs. John Vick of Andalusia, Alabama, and the recent opening of the 
John & Faye Vick Collection of Alabama & Civil War Postal History at 
Auburn University's Ralph Brown Draughon Library. This exhibit was 
unveiled on April 19th and will be on display through the month of 
August.
  Mr. Vick has had a lifelong interest in Civil War, naval, and U. S. 
Postal Service history. He developed his interest for these subjects 
while attending

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Auburn University, where he graduated in 1962. The items he has 
assembled over his lifetime represent a broad range of our country and 
Alabama's history, and the exhibit represents the finest items in the 
Vick collection. On display is a vast assortment of historic American 
and international postal stamps, marks, and correspondence, and 
includes letters from Confederate Marine Corps Lt. Edward Crenshaw of 
Butler County and Raphael Semmes, captain of the C.S.S. Alabama. These 
items, numbering in the thousands, will be invaluable to researchers 
for years to come.
  This exhibit is currently being displayed in the Special Collections 
and Archives Department of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library, and is a 
fantastic showcase of both the generosity of the Vicks and their love 
for Auburn University. I encourage anyone with an interest in the 
history of Alabama to visit the exhibition. Again, I thank John and 
Faye for their kind gift to Auburn University and the people of 
Alabama.

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